Where does “medewe” come from?

medewe (Middle English) comes from Old English mǣdwe, from Proto-Germanic mēdwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- — to mow, reap.

Ancestry of “medewe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmǣdwe—
2Proto-Germanicmēdwōmeadow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂meh₁-to mow, reap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēdwō →Every word from Old English mǣdwe →